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WWKong

Try this 4x4 digital detox. Repeat every 4 months. Customize to your habits.

Prereq = Delete feed apps, turn off notifications

Day 1, 2 = No feeds, forums, news

Day 3 = Introduce News, forums limited to 2 slots of 15 mins

Day 4 = Introduce feeds limited to 1 slot of 20 min

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Not sure why you're being downvoted. This might not be everyone's cup of tea, but this is certainly a valid idea.

Tangentially, I've thought about resetting my phone once a month to make sure I only have installed what I want/need. But as a first step, I disabled 23 notifications I didn't need -- kept just SMS and WhatsApp.

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